Where does “klettur” come from?

klettur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse klettr, from Proto-Germanic klintaz, from Proto-Indo-European glend- — shore.

klettur (Icelandic): rock, crag, cliff

Definitions

  1. rock, crag, cliff

Ancestry of “klettur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklettrhill, crag, cliff; rock, stone
2Proto-Germanicklintazhill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglend-shore

Words derived from “klettur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European glend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klintaz →Every word from Old Norse klettr →